give someone the runaround vs protract

give someone the runaround

verb
  • To delay, dodge, or frustrate (someone), especially by providing useless information or directions. 

protract

verb
  • To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer. 

  • To draw out; to extend, especially in duration. 

  • To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. 

  • To extend; to protrude. 

  • To use a protractor. 

How often have the words give someone the runaround and protract occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )